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Tuberculosis of knee joint mimicking giant cell tumor - A case report.
Vamsi Krishna, Sathya; Mallikarjunaswamy, B; Issac, Thomas; Srinivasalu, S.
Affiliation
  • Vamsi Krishna S; Department of Orthopaedics, St. John's Medical College, Koromangala, Bangalore 560034, India. Electronic address: sathyavamsi@yahoo.com.
  • Mallikarjunaswamy B; Department of Orthopaedics, St. John's Medical College, Koromangala, Bangalore 560034, India.
  • Issac T; Department of Orthopaedics, St. John's Medical College, Koromangala, Bangalore 560034, India.
  • Srinivasalu S; Department of Orthopaedics, St. John's Medical College, Koromangala, Bangalore 560034, India.
Indian J Tuberc ; 65(3): 260-261, 2018 Jul.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29933871
A 50-year-old woman presented with pain, swelling, and reduced range of motion of right knee joint since one year. Radiograph of knee joint revealed eccentric, expansile, geographic lytic lesion on the medial epiphyseal region of tibia mimicking giant cell tumor (GCT). She underwent minimally invasive biopsy, which was positive for acid-fast bacilli and revealed necrotizing chronic granulomatous lesion, diagnostic of tuberculosis (TB). This case emphasizes to consider tuberculosis arthritis as differential diagnosis when a case of destructive giant cell tumor is encountered.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / Knee Joint Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Etiology_studies Limits: Female / Humans / Middle aged Language: En Journal: Indian J Tuberc Year: 2018 Document type: Article Country of publication: India

Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / Knee Joint Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Etiology_studies Limits: Female / Humans / Middle aged Language: En Journal: Indian J Tuberc Year: 2018 Document type: Article Country of publication: India